The Home Ministry has written to the state governments, asking them to take strict action against the attack on healthcare and essential services providers, keeping in view the safety of medical workers, Joint Secretary in MHA Punya Salila Srivastava had said.

State-wise, Maharashtra remains the worst affected with 423 positive cases and 19 deaths, followed by Tamil Nadu with 411 with one casualty.Kerala, which was earlier the second state with maximum number of cases, now houses 295 cases with two deaths.Delhi has 386 cases with 93 new cases in the past 24 hours.(UNI)